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Article: NORFOLK SOUTHERN BIDS ON CONRAIL THE DEAL: OFFER TOPS THAT OF RIVAL CSX BY $1 BILLION THE DEAL: OFFER TOPS THAT OF RIVAL CSX BY $1 BILLION.(FRONT)
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- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- October 24, 1996
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Byline: CHRISTOPHER DINSMORE, STAFF WRITER
Reacting to a major competitive threat, Norfolk Southern offered $1 billion more than rival CSX on Wednesday to buy Conrail and create the largest railroad east of the Mississippi River.
Norfolk Southern's $9.15 billion hostile bid would establish the nation's third-largest railroad with 25,500 miles of track and annual sales of nearly $9 billion.
Rail analysts think Norfolk Southern Corp. is well positioned to buy Conrail Inc. and win regulatory approval. It is smaller than CSX Corp. and the merger would result in more balanced competition among railroads in the East. Norfolk Southern is also dealing ...